Which teams commit the most personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties?

During the recent discussion over hits by Auburn's Nick Fairley, a reader asked me who are the country's most penalized teams for personal fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct infractions.

But you asked -- and thanks to great work by Marty Couvillon of cfbstats.com upon my request -- I've got answers.

The top 11 (along with record):

Southern Mississippi, 27 (7-3)

Arizona State, 26 (4-6)

Illinois, 26 (5-5)

Washington State, 25 (4-4)

Maryland, 24 (7-3)

Texas Tech, 24 (5-5)

Baylor, 23 (7-4)

East Carolina, 22 (6-4)

Georgia, 22 (5-6)

Idaho, 22 (4-6)

UNLV, 22 (2-8)

Interestingly, none of those teams are ranked or have more than seven wins. But before we start jumping to conclusions that fewer personal foul/unsportsmanlike conduct penalties always equates to better team results, consider that Oregon (21 such penalties) and Auburn (20) are close behind. Auburn and Georgia both picked up six each in their last game, which tied for the most in one game since at least 2005.

How Teams in Current BCS Standings Rank

Oregon, 21

Auburn, 20

Florida State, 19

Oklahoma State, 19

Nebraska, 18

Michigan State, 17

Missouri, 17

Texas A&M, 17

Boise State, 16

Oklahoma, 15

Arkansas, 14

Miami, 14

LSU, 12

Mississippi State, 12

Virginia Tech, 12

Alabama, 11

Nevada, 11

Ohio State, 11

Arizona, 10

Stanford, 10

TCU, 10

Wisconsin, 10

Utah, 9

Iowa, 6

South Carolina, 5

The teams with the least number of personal foul and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the country: Duke, Penn State and Rutgers, with four each. Troy has 18 and UAB has 13. It's hard to produce individual player numbers because not every box score identifies who committed infractions.

What does any of this mean? No clue. Interpret it however you wish. My thanks to cfbstats.com for producing this data. If you've never checked out the site, do yourself a favor and go there.